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You're planning on making 5 meatloafs for a party. You go to the store to buy breadcrumbs, and see they are sold by the canister. How many canisters do you need to buy?

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How much breadcrumbs does the recipe call for? It calls for 1 3/4 cups of breadcrumbs.

How many meatloafs does the recipe make? It makes 1 meatloaf.

How many servings does that recipe make? It says it serves 7.

How big is the canister? It is cylindrical, 3.5 inches across and 7 inches tall.

What is the net weight of the contents of 1 canister? 15 ounces.

How much does a canister cost? $2.59

You will need how many canisters?

Give your answer accurate to at least one decimal place (You can only buy whole canisters, but this way you'll know how much you'll have left over)

Explanation / Answer

1 meatloaf requires 1 3/4, i.e., 1.75 cups of breadcrumbs.

So 5 meatlofs would require 1.75 x 5 = 8.75 cups of breadcrumbs.

From the nutritional facts table, 1/3 cup is equivalent to 30 gram. so 1 cup is equivalent to 90 gram.

Our requirement is 8.75 cups. This would be equivalent to 8.75 x 90 = 787.5 grams.

Weight of 1 canister = 15 ounce = 15 x 28.35 grams = 425.25 grams

So to have 787.5 grams of breadcrumb, we require 787.5/425.25 = 1.85 canisters.

So we have to buy 2 canisters of breadcrumbs for the party.

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